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US national forest administrative boundaries

US Forest Service administrative boundaries for units whose names identify national forests.

Preview of US national forest administrative boundaries
US Forest Service

About this dataset

  • These are administrative boundaries. They can include private land and land managed by other agencies.
  • The selection keeps source unit names that contain National Forest. Units can combine several forests.
  • Use the names and forest codes to prepare regional maps or compare forest administration.
  • The boundaries are simplified for display. They are not ownership parcels or permission to enter.
  • The source service was retrieved on 15 September 2026. Confirm local access and rules with the Forest Service.

Source and licence

US Forest Service

Licence: Public domain

GeoJSON download details

The download includes all 106 features as area groups, areas. Coordinates use longitude and latitude in WGS84.

The preparation date is when we prepared this dataset. Read the source notes for the dates covered by the data.

GeoJSON fields 4
name
Administrative forest unit name.
source_id
Source administrative forest identifier.
forest_code
Forest Service organisation code.
source_url
US Forest Service website.